Hose-supporter.



0. LENK. HOSE SUPIPORTER. AHLIUATION FILED AUG. z2, 1914.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915 @m/Wegman {www @a ce. J3. fw.

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HOSE-SUPPQRTER.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, i915..

Application filed August 22, ,1914, serial No'.,8:5 8,0146.

T all whom t may concern Be it known that I, OTTO LENK, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Livingston, in the county of Park and Stateof Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHosefSupporters, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

` This invention relates to an improved hose supporting deviceand hasfor its'primary object to provide a simple, durable and serviceabledevice of this character for supporting garden hose', so that the nozzlemay b e held in spaced relation to ,the grgnind.'l

The invention has for a fmoreparticular object to provide a device ofthe above character embodying two pivotally connected supporting legs,each provided upon its upper end with a hose .engaging clamp, means forsecuring the supporting legsin separated relation, and an additionalsupporting member loosely suspended from the Pivot of the pair ofadjustable supports.

The invention has for a further object to generally improve and simplifythe construction of devices of the above character, whereby the same maybe produced at small manufacturing cost and rendered highly serviceablein practical use.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists innovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hose supporting device,Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the device collapsed or folded, Fig. 3 isa section taken on the line 3`3 of Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is an elevation ofone of the supporting rods.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates two similarly formedsupporting rods or legs. Each of these rods adjacent to one of its endsis provided with an eye 6, and from said eye extended in the form hookas shown at 7. ends the rod is bent to form a second eye 8 therein.rlhis latter eye extends at right angles to the rod. The other end ofeach of a half loop or Intermediate of its `disposed between `the eyes'6.

stood fromI 1n iligfgthat the supported in spaced relation to the theend of the rod is of therods is preferably bent and disposed at an angleto Athe axis'of the rod as at 9, vhereby anchoring lugs or extensionsare formed .which in the ground when the position 'foruse A bolt isdisposed through gthe eyes 6 on the rods 5 wherebysaidrods are connectedf0.1 pivotal movement with respect toleach other' o ,I I, v,one en d' ofsaid bolt to 'retain the same in the eyes. A depending plate 1 2 isIalso engaged at one of'its ends upon ,said bolt and Tfheparticularpurpose of this plate willbe hereinafterexplalned. To the eye 8 on,one'of therods one endof a latch rod `13 ,is ,looselyfconnectevdQtheother end .offsaid rod being Branded, ritt 'a hook le 'which is adaptedfor .engagement vin the e e of the supponting rods n the use'of thedevice it will be under- @ference to .Figl of the dient-v rods 5 areseparated from each other so that the hooks 7 upon their upper ends willmove inwardly and clamp upon opposite sides of the hose indicated at H.

8 in the .other Thus the supporting rods 5 are held1 will be manifestthat by means of the rods 5 which securely clamp the hose at their upperends and the rod l5 said hose is properly ground, so that a lawn may besprayed and casual displacement of the hose nozzle prevented.

hen it is no longer desired to use the support, the rods 5`may bereadily folded upon each other by removing the latch hook 14 and saidrods together with the rod 15 compactly arranged. It will of course, beunderstood that the rods may be of any desired length or diameter as theparticular use of the device may render desirable or necessary.

i able hose support which may support a hose.

ypivotally connected adjacent one of l `Copies of this patent The devicecomprises but very few elements in its construction which are all of eX-tremely simple form thereby conducing to a low cost or' manufacture. Thesupport is also very durable in practical use and highly serviceable forthe purpose in view.

While lhave shown and described the preerred form, construction andarrangement of the several elementsemployed, it is manifest that thesame are susceptible to considerable modification and I thereforereserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as maybe fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

What claim is:

l.' A support of the character above described comprising a pair ofsupporting iids t eir ends, said end of the rods being extended from thepivot and provided with hose may be obtained for ve cents each, byaddressing the Washington, D. C.

clamping hooks for engagement with a hose', means for holding said rodsin operative position against relative pivotal movement, and anadditional supporting rod loosely suspended from the pivot of said irstnamed rods.

2. A supporting device of the character described comprising a pair osupporting rods, each provided with an eye adjacent to one end, the endof the rod being extended from said eye and formed into a clamping hook,each of said rods being also provided with an additional eye spaced fromsaid irst named eye and projecting at right angles Jrrom the rod, alatch hook connected to one of said latter eyes and adapted forengagement in the corresponding eye on the other rod, a pivot boltdisposed through the rst named eyes and connecting said rods, a platedepending from said bolt and arranged between the eyes on said rods, andan additional supporting rod loosely connected to said plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

OTTO LENK.

Witnesses: i

H. WM. SGHMIDLAPP, A. N. Vnrr.

Commissioner of Patents,

